Video of the 501e régiment de chars de combat in Normandy
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Video Dates: August 1, 1944
Subject: Report on the arrival of French General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (commander of the 2nd French Armored Division) in Normandy and his first exchanges with American officers. Footage of cavalrymen of the 3rd Squadron of the 501e régiment de chars de combat (501st Tank Regiment) in the Saint-Germain-de-Varreville sector.
Location: Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, Manche, Normandy
Person: General Philippe Leclerc (2nd French Armored Division)
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 501e régiment de chars de combat, 2e division blindée
Source: US National Archives
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